1. Kazunari Ninomiya, often called Nino, is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actor, voice actor, presenter and radio host.
48 Facts About Kazunari Ninomiya
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Kazunari Ninomiya is a member of the Japanese idol group Arashi, group that is under agent contract with Starto Entertainment.
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When Kazunari Ninomiya was born, his grandfather immediately came home and named him the heir to the family's windshield wiper factory, since he was his grandfather's only grandson.
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Kazunari Ninomiya graduated from high school in March 2002 at the age of 18.
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Kazunari Ninomiya has starred in numerous television drama, movie and stage production since then, and has been regarded as the actor of Arashi, described as an actor who can act with his mouth and eyes.
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Kazunari Ninomiya has won a number of awards and nominations for his roles.
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Kazunari Ninomiya announced he would become independent from the agency on 24 October 2023.
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Kazunari Ninomiya had announced before that he was making a website along with his sister.
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Kazunari Ninomiya posted as a description on his profile that he had completed it.
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On June 7,2024, Kazunari Ninomiya announced the release of "DigiNino", a smartphone app, and the opening of his official fan club, "Office Nino Holdings", both on June 17.
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Kazunari Ninomiya and his co-host, Shimofuri Myojo's Seiya Ishikawa appear as a CG dog and cat, respectively, in what is said to be "the ultimate pet program that delivers from the perspective of animals"; the concept of the show is a secret gathering in which animals have the main roles.
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For 2025, Kazunari Ninomiya has in mind a fan meeting, which would be his first, planning to visit five locations: Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Hokkaido, and Fukuoka.
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Kazunari Ninomiya wrote the lyrics to his solo song, "Niji", and played the piano portion of the song throughout Arashi's summer tour.
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Kazunari Ninomiya later reprised the performance throughout Arashi's second Asia Tour in 2008.
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In 2008, Kazunari Ninomiya composed, co-arranged and penned the lyrics for his solo "Gimmick Game".
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The album, Marumaru to Kazunari Ninomiya to, debuted at the top spot on the Oricon download ranking within a week of its release.
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On March 5,2025, Kazunari Ninomiya announced an event for his fan club members in the form of his first fan club live talk and mini concert.
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Kazunari Ninomiya began his acting career in a 1997 stage play based on the American coming of age film Stand by Me with future bandmates Masaki Aiba and Jun Matsumoto.
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Kazunari Ninomiya did not return to do any major stage productions for nearly seven years after Stand by Me, instead focusing on dramas.
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However, in 2004, Kazunari Ninomiya appeared in his first lead role in the stage play Shibuya Kara Tooku Hanarete directed by Yukio Ninagawa.
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From July 18,2009 to August 11,2009, Kazunari Ninomiya appeared in his first stage play in four years.
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Kazunari Ninomiya starred as the psychopathic murderer Bruno in Mishiranu Jokyaku, which was based on the novel of the same name.
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From 2003 to 2005, Kazunari Ninomiya has appeared in a wide range of dramas.
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In 2006, Kazunari Ninomiya starred in the drama special Sukoshi wa, Ongaeshi ga Dekitakana, which was based on the true story of young man diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma.
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Kazunari Ninomiya went on to appear in two different films for the rest of 2006 before taking up Haikei, Chichiue-sama on January 11,2007.
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Kazunari Ninomiya played the title character Taro Yamada, an extremely poor student attending a school for the rich.
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In spring 2009, Kazunari Ninomiya starred as the lead in the third and final of the TBS drama special trilogy Door to Door, with the first and second being Sukoshi wa, Ongaeshi ga Dekitakana and Marathon respectively.
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Kazunari Ninomiya began filming for the drama special Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara in April 2009.
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Kazunari Ninomiya portrayed Shuji Yamagiwa, a 27-year-old temporary security center employee who is caught up in a building hijack.
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Kazunari Ninomiya starred in the drama Freeter, Ie o Kau, his first serial drama since Ryusei no Kizuna.
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Kazunari Ninomiya next took to the screen as Shuichi, a high school student trying to get rid of his abusive stepfather, in the 2003 film The Blue Light with Aya Matsuura as his co-star.
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Kazunari Ninomiya played a reluctant soldier called Saigo in Clint Eastwood's Academy Award-winner Letters from Iwo Jima with Academy Award-nominated actor Ken Watanabe.
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Kazunari Ninomiya's performance was praised by many film critics, some of which include RogerEbert.
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In 2007, all the members of Arashi co-starred in their third movie together, Kiiroi Namida, with Kazunari Ninomiya playing the main role of an aspiring manga artist.
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Kazunari Ninomiya played Yunoshin Mizuno, a young man living in a matriarchal society due to a disease that killed most of the male population.
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Kazunari Ninomiya starred as Kei Kurono, a young man who is hit by a subway train and becomes part of a semi-posthumous "game" with other deceased people.
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In 2013, Kazunari Ninomiya played the lead role in the film adaptation of Keigo Higashino's novel Platina Data, [Platinum Data].
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Kazunari Ninomiya was chosen as a special supporter for the Kobe 2024 World Para Athletics Championships.
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Kazunari Ninomiya appears as main personality in NTV's 24-Hr TV for 6th time, 5 with Arashi and 1 as member of YouTube channel Jyaninochaneru.
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Kazunari Ninomiya has his own radio show, Bay Storm, since October 4,2002.
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Kazunari Ninomiya used to write in MORE magazine a column with the title IT, from January 2009 until it ended in January 2019.
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True to his joker nature, Kazunari Ninomiya opened a Twitter account on March 8 2023, posting only written posts, but in the description, the Johnny's Web profile link he put was that of fellow Johnny and long time friend, Shunsuke Kazama, causing amusement on his followers.
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Kazunari Ninomiya later shared photos of himself alone and with other Johnny's during the 46th Japan Academy Awards Ceremony.
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Kazunari Ninomiya caused a stir on 27 February 2024, after posting in X that his head ached.
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Kazunari Ninomiya is known to mostly change his hairstyle when he gets acting work.
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On November 12,2019, Kazunari Ninomiya announced his marriage through a handwritten letter he released in their fan club website.
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Kazunari Ninomiya announced the birth of his daughter through his agency on March 5,2021.
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Kazunari Ninomiya took X as a place to rant about his family's personal space being violated, after a weekly magazine published in November 2024 photos of him and his family in a shrine for the Japanese celebration Shichi-Go-San.